The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-02

Some place in the Western part Of the
/; State will be selected.
, Quite heavy rain fell here yesterday
afternoon, accompanied by some hail. For
awhile the icy pellets, many of them as
large as chestnuts, fell thick and fast
! Again at night another heavy rain fell and
this morning the ground is soaked thor
oughly.
| 4 poet starts off with:
| There are verses on her lips
We now know the name of that bitter
cOsmetic.-Pretzet' National Weekly.
! A mistake Of the printer, doubtless We
| suspect Cersus was meant, supposing her
lips to be so often against another's.
The Washington correspondent of the
! GoldsbOro Aesssngrr says Master Lex
Lanier, Of Oxford a Bethel cadet, is with
/ the company at the Drill. He has secured
| the prize for best drilled man in his COM
pany, and will be competitor in the drill
for the same prize.
| We want correspondent and agent at
every post-ofiice in Vance county to send
US the news, take subscriptions and repre-
sent the GOLD LEAF. Write for terms, and
help US in building up the industries of this
county, and in making paper that will be
worth thri5le the subscription price.
The local option election will take place
next Monday. SO far, nobody seems to
have become ''redhot'' Oh the question, but
the result may prove that "still waters run
deep" We do not mean, however, tina t
special emphasis shall De placed upon the
word still On the contrary, the thing
may run dry.
If you want to keep we'll posted On the
| topics OF the times,
Just send unto the GOLD LEAF the sum of
twenty dimes,
And it will tell you weekly throughout
the coming yea
| Of all that is transporting Of which you
need TO hear.
| This issue of the GOLD LEAF is not alto
gether what we would have it, but we do
not like to make apologies. The editor has
been somewhat under the weather" for
! several days, and when one is physically
racked, just in proportion is he incapaci-
tated mentally. 1t is hard to write when
you do not feel in the right mood.
The ice cream and strawberry festival
given by the Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Burwell
Hall Tuesday night, was both pleasant and
successful in its nature. Notwithstanding
the inclemency of the weather the attend
ance was very good and the receipts
| amounted to something over $4,000.
! Commencement exercises at Wake For
est College will begin Oil the 18th of June.
The Alumni address will be delivered on
that day by j. H. Mills the address to the
societies Oh Wednesday, the Sth, by Hon
| NJ. w. Ransom, and the baccalaureate SER
mon at p. m. on the same day, by Rev.
L. Armitage, ID. D., of New York.
The Governor has appointed our popular
and highly esteemed townsman, DR.. j. Ii.
Board of Health. A good selection. A
we'll furnished, we'll poised physician and
surgeon, and splendid man and admir-
able gentleman, DR.. Tucker will reflect
credit upon this or any position to which
he may be appointed.
When you so i'll to see merchant in
response to an advertisement you saw in
| l..
Tell him that you were attracted thither
by his advertisement in the paper and you
| have come to take advantage of some of
those rare bargains he has been talking
about. 1t will not trouble or cost you
anything and may be of some benefit to US.
| Handsome invitations are out for the
commencement exercises of the Davis
| school Washington and jefferson societies,
on the 9Th of June. Gen. Z. w. Noise, of
South Carolina, and EX-Gov. W. E. Came
ron, of Virginia, will deliver addresses on
the occasion. We are indebted to our
clever little friend Sam Gregory of Crow
ellis, Halifax county, for an invitation to
be present
Hands have been engaged for several
days putting down rock ballast OH the rail
road track within the limits of town. This
process raises the track about nine inches
and makes the rOad-bed much more solid
and lasting, to say nothing about the great
advantage it is i'll preserving the crOSS-ties
There is no road in the State in better con-
dition than this, nor is there one under bet.
ter management.
The Justices of the Peace should bear
in mind that sections 7O7 and iii of the
Condo require their presnce at the court
house on the first Monday in June, and il
is meeting which every Justice should
attend, as business of Importance to the
county is to be transacted at that time
The boards of assessors are also required
to be present with the commissioners an(
: magistrates on that day.
We venture the assertion that Vance
county now has one Of the best and safes
jailS in the State. It is small, it is true
but adequate to all necessary purposes, an,
with the patent steel cells is absOlutel,
| safe and non destructible. 1t is we'll ven
5 tilated and its sanitary condition as nea
, perfect as an institution of its kind can be
The arrangements for heating and maxim!
/ it comfortable in winter are also good.
The commencement exercises of Mis-
Carrie Powells school at Macon will tax
= place to-day. The editor of the Coll
: LEAF acknowledges the courtesy of an in
vitation to be present and regrets his ina
bility to do so. The Young lady has a YER
, successful school, and knowing what man
: ner of folk the good people of Macon are
= we feel safe in saying the exercises tc
+ day Will be of a most pleasant and enjoy
able nature.
n There's no one more willing to cross til
dark river,
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